SEELEY'S ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
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Chapter 17, Problem 3RAC
Which of these can regulate the secretion of a hormone from an endocrine tissue?
a.other hormones
b. negative-feedback mechanisms
c. humoral substances in the blood
d. the nervous system
e. All of these are correct.
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